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Hardback. The financialization of the economy has brought a number of interrelated problems which have contributed to growing income and wealth inequality. Askari and Mirakhor assert that it is time to make a bold change by putting our financial house in order and on a better path, advocating for a fundamental reform of the financial system. Series: Financial Institutions, Reforms and Policies in the Muslim Countries. Num Pages: 92 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: KCLF; KCS; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 92
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137546951
- ISBN
- 9781137546951
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 63.16
€ 63.16
Hardcover. The financial crisis of 2008-09 took an unexpected turn upon challenging a core symbol of Europe's integration project, the Euro. In this volume, leading experts tackle questions on the capacity of the EU to respond, the manner discontent electorates will hold their leaders to account, and the implications for Europe's future relations with Russia. Editor(s): DeBardeleben, Joan; Viju, Crina. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 1QFE; JP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 144 x 21. Weight in Grams: 472.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137005229
- ISBN
- 9781137005229
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.55
€ 64.55
Paperback. In Fleeced! David Craig and Matthew Elliott expose the 'guilty men': the politicians, bureaucrats and bankers who have brought this country to its knees. Num Pages: 304 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMC; JP; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 224.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KTG0021126
- ISBN
- 9781849012867
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Hardcover. An updated look at the United States' precarious position given the recent financial turmoil In The New Empire of Debt , financial writers Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin return to reveal how the financial crisis that has plagued the United States will soon bring an end to this once great empire. Series: Agora Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 588.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 356
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470483268
- ISBN
- 9780470483268
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 23.37
€ 29.99
€ 23.37
Paperback. Looks at the long-run prospects for the international economic position of the United States, with particular focus on the growth of the US trade deficit and foreign debt and prospective foreign financing of this debt. Editor(s): Bergsten, C. Fred. Series: Special Report Series. Num Pages: 92 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPQB; KCL; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 150 x 8. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- The Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780881324327
- ISBN
- 9780881324327
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Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 15.82
€ 19.99
€ 15.82
Paperback. With a second recession looming, Britain is facing a moment of truth. This book examines how the leader of the industrial revolution came to exhibit the features of a 'developing country'; chronic debt, volatile growth and vulnerability to external events. Going South explains how this has happened, arguing that the time for quick fixes is over. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JMG; KCJ; KCP; KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 30. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230392540
- ISBN
- 9780230392540
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Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 30.71
€ 32.99
€ 30.71
Hardcover. This book evaluates the salient features of Japanese relation-based banking, particularly in the post war period, and Anglo-American mode of banking to explain the nature and extent of transition failure that caused prolonged financial and economic slump in Japan. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FPJ; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 144 x 19. Weight in Grams: 414.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230290341
- ISBN
- 9780230290341
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.66
€ 64.66
Hardcover. The Public Debt Problem explains the nature, sources, and extent of the sovereign debt problem, and analyzes its potential solutions. Num Pages: 212 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCB; KCX; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 477.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137298065
- ISBN
- 9781137298065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.91
€ 122.91
Hardback. Traces the rise in power and wealth of America's largest investment banks and brokerage houses beginning in 2002. This work shows how and why several of these institutions have suffered staggering losses in assets and influence since then, triggering the vast financial crisis that is devastating individual and institutional wallets through the US. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JMC; KCX; KFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 700.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 576
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780061697166
- ISBN
- 9780061697166
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 26.80
€ 29.99
€ 26.80
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 302 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCX; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 302
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691643380
- ISBN
- 9780691643380
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 148.08
€ 148.08
Paperback. How do companies survive when the basic conditions for their existence change overnight? The question has a revived and useful actuality as a result of the world economic crisis. This book talks about survival. Num Pages: 253 pages. BIC Classification: 1DFG; KCX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 253
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788773079805
- ISBN
- 9788773079805
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Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 32.77
€ 45.99
€ 32.77
Hardcover. This book provides novel insight into the governance of banks and looks at regulatory measures for strengthening bank stability. It includes empirical studies on the relationship between the board structures of banks and their financial risk-taking and analyses the determinants of bank reputation and the future prospects of small banks. Editor(s): Lindblom, Ted; Sjogren, Stefan; Willesson, Magnus. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK; KJR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 226 x 22. Weight in Grams: 486.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137413536
- ISBN
- 9781137413536
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.24
€ 144.24
Hardcover. This book examines the debt of sovereign nations. It explains the methodology behind how rating agencies evaluate nations and looks at sovereign defaults from the Great Depression to the Asian Crisis of the 1990s as well as the recent financial crisis. Num Pages: 196 pages, 75 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461405221
- ISBN
- 9781461405221
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.79
€ 122.79
Hardcover. The book deals with the key aspects of social and economic inequalities developed during the transition of the formerly planned European economies. Particular emphasis is given to the latest years available in order to consider the effects of the global crisis started in 2008-2009. Editor(s): Perugini, Cristiano; Pompei, Fabrizio. Series: Studies in Economic Transition. Num Pages: 315 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; KCL; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 24. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137460974
- ISBN
- 9781137460974
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.19
€ 123.19
Paperback. A radical look at the Irish austerity measures and the attempts to prop up business and the banks at the expense of ordinary citizens, left to bear the brunt of conditions they did not cause. Many of these contributors predicted Ireland's rapid cyle of boom and bust, even at the height of the Celtic Tiger boom. Editor(s): Coulter, Colin; Nagle, Angela. Num Pages: 312 pages, Tables, black & white|Graphs. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JM; JPQB; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 25. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780719091995
- ISBN
- 9780719091995
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 16.25
€ 16.25
Hardback. Almost every country in the world has sophisticated systems to prevent banking crises. Yet, such crises remain common throughout the world. This title examines the causes of banking crises around the world, focusing on the lender of last resort; prudential regulation and the management of risk; and solvency regulations. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KCX; KFFK; KNST. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131467
- ISBN
- 9780691131467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.73€ 70.74
€ 92.73
€ 70.74
Paperback. SquiresMichael J. WattsElvin Wyly Editor(s): Chakravartty, Paula; Silva, Denise Ferreira da. Series: A Special Issue of American Quarterly. Num Pages: 344 pages, 19, 19 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFJ; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 227 x 23. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781421410012
- ISBN
- 9781421410012
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 32.05
€ 37.99
€ 32.05
Hardcover.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230222182
- ISBN
- 9780230222182
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.46
€ 75.46
Hardcover. Why was the Italian Banking System more resilient during the sub-prime crisis and harder-hit in the sovereign crisis? Will their strength in the retail market result as an asset or a liability for Italian banks in the future? This book offers an in-depth analysis of one of the most important EU banking systems its attempts to weather the crisis. Editor(s): Cosma, Stefano; Gualandri, Elisabetta. Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Num Pages: 240 pages, 50 black & white tables, 32 figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; KCS; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230343146
- ISBN
- 9780230343146
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.47
€ 122.47
Hardcover. This volume provides a pluralistic discussion from world-renowned scholars on the international aspects of the debt crisis and prospects for resolution. It provides a comprehensive evaluation of how the debt crisis has impacted Western Europe, the emerging markets and Latin America, and puts forward different suggestions for recovery. Editor(s): Stiglitz, Joseph E.; Heymann, Daniel. Series: International Economic Association. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JMC; 3JMG; JPQB; KCL; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 667.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137411464
- ISBN
- 9781137411464
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.94
€ 123.94
paperback. The New York Times bestseller: "A lucid account" (New York Times) of the recent financial crisis and the way forward by the Nobel Prize-winning economist, with a new afterword. Num Pages: 480 pages. BIC Classification: KCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 139 x 30. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- WW Norton
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780393338959
- ISBN
- 9780393338959
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.66
€ 17.99
€ 17.66
Hardback. The financial crisis is destroying wealth but is also a remarkable opportunity to uncover the ways by which debt can be used to regulate the economic system. This book uses four case studies of cooperatives to give an in-depth analysis on how they have braved the crisis and continued to generate wealth. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCP; KCX; KJVW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230252387
- ISBN
- 9780230252387
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.66
€ 133.66
Hardcover. Shelton investigates the conditionality regime directed at 'transforming societies' inside EU candidate states. He offers a new understanding of conditionality that incorporates the social and subjective dimensions of the 'European project', locating the ambitions and limits of conditionality in the ideas of political economy. Series: International Political Economy Series. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCM; KCP; KCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137443168
- ISBN
- 9781137443168
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.09
€ 64.09
Hardcover. Iceland became one of the symbols of the global financial crisis. It provides an ideal test case for the perceptions of economists, in particular their ability to anticipate crises. The book contains papers and reports, written prior to the collapse of Iceland's financial system, about the economy. What did and didn't they see coming, and why? Editor(s): Aliber, Robert Z.; Zoega, Gylfi. Num Pages: 370 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DNC; KCX; KFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 372
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230276925
- ISBN
- 9780230276925
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 123.51
€ 123.51